The casting of Paapa Essiedu as Snape has set off controversies from many different sides of Harry Potter fandom, or even outside of that, for multiple reasons.

With Deadline, however, reporting that character actor and undeniable hunk Paapa Essiedu might be closing in on the role in HBO’s forthcoming television adaptation of Rowling’s series, we may soon have to reckon with the notion of an objectively hot Snape.

As HBO finalizes its cast for the highly anticipated Harry Potter television series, reports indicate that Paapa Essiedu is in the final stages of negotiations to portray Professor Severus Snape, according to Deadline.